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Objective@#To investigate factors associated with awareness of prevention and control of Norovirus outbreak among primary and middle school staffs in the Pearl River Delta region，to provide evidence for Norovirus outbreaks prevention and control.@*Methods@#A total of 320 primary and middle school staffs from 48 schools in 3 cities in the pearl river delta region were selected by multistage quota random sampling method and were interviewed face to face with questionnaire about knowledge of Norovirus and prevention and control of Norovirus outbreaks.@*Results@#The awareness rate of Norovirus knowledge and prevention and control of Norovirus outbreaks among primary middle school and the total school staffs in the pearl river delta region were 35.37%,57.63% and 48.42%,respectively. The results of univariate analysis showed that the awareness rate of prevention and control of Norovirus outbreaks was significantly affected by duties, the total awareness rate among teachers(OR =0.22，95%CI=0.09-0.55),cooks(OR=0.09，95%CI=0.04-0.23)and cleaners(OR=0.02，95%CI=0.00-0.07)were far lower than school doctors(P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The awareness of prevention and control of Norovirus outbreak among primary and middle school staffs in the Pearl River Delta region was needed to be improved. Valid implements, such as operation procedure, to build up prevention and control capability should be carried out that focus on specific job responsibilities.